Bloomberg News reported on Sunday that Jacob Coxon, a former Anthropic researcher, will give testimony at a New York City hearing about AI. Bloomberg did not name its sources. It said Council Speaker Julie Menin asked him to come. Menin has been urging AI whistleblowers to speak up while city lawmakers weigh a set of bills meant to put safeguards around the technology. The Hindu, relaying the report on 5 October, said Coxon left Anthropic last month. It said he warned that the people building AI sincerely believe it could end humanity before this decade closes. It also said he accused Anthropic and OpenAI of staking human lives on a risky bet. Those are his allegations.
The report gives no date or place for the hearing. It does not say what Coxon will tell lawmakers, or which bills are on the table. Reuters said it could not yet confirm Bloomberg's report. The article carries no comment from Coxon, the council, Anthropic or OpenAI.
City lawmakers are weighing AI safeguard bills and asking people from inside the industry to speak. Teams that build or buy AI software have a clear thing to watch: what the bills would require, once their text is made public. The report does not say.